Sometimes in training we do exercises that might not be or “go to” in games, but they help us to develop a coordination with the footwork and help us with the weight of our touch. Patterns like the Elastico are great for this control. Flicking the ball to from foot to foot is not always

As we continue our focus on ball control, we start to find an interconnected focus with agility. We want to be quick or agile with the ball at our feet. This “Ball Agility” focus is a primary them in our program, and it’s evident in our attention to the foot positioning and body control elements

When we first got into soccer skill development we did what everyone does… find some cool drills on the internet and put them into our training sessions. We used popular drills, cone drills, 1v1 drills and anything else we could find. I am almost embarrassed to look back over the original programs we created 10

As we get deeper into the Emerging Phase (Phase 3) we need to start integrating the complexity of the pattern with a strong focus on how quickly you can reposition the body around the ball. In this industry of soccer performance development, there is often a disconnect between the physical side of soccer skill (body control, footwork, speed,

As we enter into our Emerging Phase (Phase 3) programming we start to introduce more complex resets like the elastico. This is a simple reset (and outside-inside whip without the foot hitting the ground), but it can be difficult to pull off at speed under pressure. We will use this reset as a warm up in

As we finish up week 2 in this series, we want to take a step back and revisit the full progression. When we do this we want to look specifically at how we might link each drill in rhythmic and creative progressions in free space (no cones). Like we discussed at the end of last

Some players seem to have one speed…everything is as fast as possible. Other players are just the opposite, everything is smooth and rhythmic. We encourage our players to adjust their speed, or change the pace, within drills as they alternate between smooth and rhythmic (to gain control), and quick and explosive (to gain separation). A

In the Developing Level skill program, the ability to reposition the feet under the body is becoming very important. We cover this in much more detail in the Stability/Plyometrics section of the Complete SoccerFIT Training Program, but we wanted to highlight a few key exercises that will help give you more stability in the quick turns

To elude defenders in tight space, sometimes you need to put your body between the ball and the defender. In situations like this we use variations of the “L” Reset to move the ball to the other foot while simultaneously positioning our bodies between the ball and defender. Most of the time in these situations

In the Developing Level (Level 2) of our Ball Control Foundations program we want to add new skill patterns, and combine them with the simple patterns we mastered in the Confidence Level (Level 1). In many of these patterns we are going to take the ball behind our body, or we might have to reposition our body

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